Bay of Fires Walk
4 day guided Pack-Free walk
This walk has been designed for those looking for a Pack-Free walk of the Bay of Fires. Avoid carrying your clothes or a heavy pack and walk with as little as your camera, water and lunch each day. Situated on the east coast of Tasmania, this magical and remote landscape showcases pure white perfect beaches, vivid orange granite boulders and a ribbon of sapphire and emerald seas. The Bay of Fires is a truly stunning destination and a photographer’s paradise.
NOTE: This tour includes an arrival day (including accommodation) and 3 days walking.
A Pack Free Walk
Carry as little as your water, camera and lunch
One of the biggest drawcards of this walk is that our guests won’t be asked to carry their clothes or overnight bags for the entire walk. This is a big advantage in you’ll avoid carrying an additional 8kg or more on your back every day. With Life’s An Adventure, carry as little as your water, camera and lunch.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston
1 night stay
Enjoy your first night in Launceston at The Hotel Grand Chancellor overlooking the city. Centrally located near City Park – Launceston’s picturesque public gardens, the Tasmanian Design Centre, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Princess Theatre, Boag’s Brewery and UTAS Stadium, the hotel is the perfect choice for exploring the many splendours of Northern Tasmania.
Waterfront Accommodation
2 nights stay at a charming waterside haven
Our walking experience spends 2 nights in our waterfront accommodation. With only a short 15 minute transfer from the end of the trail on day 1 and the ability to walk directly in on day 2, you’ll find this charming accommodation with its beach decor and lovely Ansons Bay views, the perfect place to put your feet up after a day’s walk.
You’ll find an outdoor and indoor dining room, outdoor and indoor fireplace, 2 bathrooms with hot showers and running toilets and comfy beds. (click on right arrow to view all images)
Room Types:
Downstairs:
Room 1: Small room with single bed for solo travellers (no extra cost)
Room 2: Double Bed and Single Bed
Room 3: Two Single Beds
Upstairs:
Room 4: Three Single Beds
Room 5: Queen Bed
Room 6: Two Single Beds
Rooming is worked out by our reservations staff based on a first booked basis as well as needs basis based on numbers wishing to room together.
Personalised Tour
Small groups of a maximum of 11
Our group sizes are small and intimate with a maximum of 11 people, we find this delivers a more personal service, a greater social environment and has less impact on the environment.
Local Tasmanian Produce and Wine
indulge in regional Tassie cuisine
Tasmania is famous for its superb local produce, from its delicious cheeses to its wide selection of wines. An important element of your walking experience with Life’s an Adventure is the high-quality local food we provide each day. You’ll always find an abundance of food and options available. Glenn & Janaya have put an inspired Tasmanian menu together including wonderful Scottsdale Pork with Peach and Chardonnay sauce, Pear and Walnut Salad, local Salmon, Trevally and so much more. It wouldn’t be a meal without wine, and we have an array of Ninth Island white and reds, as well as boutique Tasmanian beers to enjoy during dinner as well.
We can also cater for special dietary requirement. Please give us as much details as possible when booking.
Bay of Fires Wildlife Eco Cruise
Explore the coast by the water
We always try and include a ‘wow’factor on our walks to make your journey truly unique. On our final day of our tour we take to the water to explore the coastline by boat. Our itinerary will depend on the weather but generally, we will head down the coast and see the local seal colony frolicking in the water and lazing on the large boulders. We might even be lucky to encounter a pod of dolphins or a whale enroute.
For those that don’t like cruising our guides can take you on a short walk in the area instead.
Our Guides
CEO's - Chief Experience Officers
Our guides are loved for their ability to go above and beyond. We call them our CEOs – Chief Experience Officers and it’s their job to ensure your tour exceeds your expectations. For example, our guides are a winning combination providing the best in customer service. They have a wealth of knowledge on the Bay of Fires, which enables them to make the landscape come to life. Add to this, their wonderful sense of humour and Can Do’ attitude and you know you will be in good hands.
NEW Flexiwalk Add-On
Cancel for any reason option
FlexiWalk is a new optional Add-On that allows passengers to cancel their tour last minute and not be penalised. Exclusively designed by Life’s An Adventure, this product gives our guests certainty in a time of uncertainty. Click here to find out more details
Genuinely all-inclusive with a COVID Booking Guarantee
Our walking tours are all genuinely all-inclusive and once you pay for your tour there are no hidden extras. During your evening meals, you won’t need to put your hand in your pocket to pay for wine or beer as this is included in the price of the tour.
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21 Tourism Awards of Excellence
including Australia's Best Adventure Tourism Company
Life’s an Adventure have won 21 Tourism Awards of Excellence including the Qantas Australian Tourism Award for Australia’s Best Adventure Company. But our biggest accolade which we value even more, is that our clients come back and travel with us time and time again.
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Why should you choose us?
Tour Itinerary
The Bay of Fires is located on the east coast of Tasmania in Australia. Situated in the very north of the state, this region is extremely remote with only a few small townships.
When you walk with Life’s An Adventure you can be sure that our aim is to deliver a tour beyond your expectations. When comparing other tours in this region be sure you check that you don’t you have to carry your own gear, you don’t have to camp and that your accommodation is not a long distance from where you are walking. We believe our tours deliver exceptional value for money, with all the creature comforts you are after.
- Pack Free walk – carry as little as your water, lunch and camera each day.
- 1 night at Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
- Accommodation in our waterfront beach shack for two nights – situated on a beautiful bay set behind the Bay of Fires
- Wow Factor – Day 3 cruise to the Seal Colony or Bay of Fires area
- 2 x superb dinners featuring wonderful Tasmanian produce
- Fine Tasmanian wine, boutique Tasmanian beers and non-alcoholic drinks served with dinner
- 1 x breakfast at Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
- 2 x hot and cold breakfasts at our water front accommodation
- 3 x lunches whilst walking
- Fresh fruit and trail mix to enjoy during your walk
- Professionally guided – Our guides which we refer to as “CEO – Chief Experience Officers” who are passionate, well trained and enthusiastic with the ability to bring to life a depth of information
- Return transfers from Launceston and the Bay of Fires
- National Park Pass
Today is an arrival day. Book your own flight to arrive any time into Launceston and make your own way to the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the heart of the city. Your accommodation has been booked in a deluxe twin or deluxe king room. Accommodation is based on twin share (note: solo travellers will need to pay a single supplement cost of $75). Tonight enjoy a free evening to explore one of the many restaurants in Launceston, alternatively dine in the hotel’s restaurant. (own expense)
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 2.5 hour transfer from Launceston to start of the trail. Stop en route in the pretty town of Bridport.
Afternoon: 15 minute transfer from end of walk to accommodation.
WALK GRADE: 12kms. 5 – 5.5 hours walking with breaks. Easy to Medium Grade. Moderate to Good level of fitness required.
TERRAIN: Mainly beach walking on compact hard sand, with only slight inclines and some rock hopping when crossing headlands.
WALK ITINERARY: Enjoy breakfast in the hotel restaurant, before meeting your guides in the hotel foyer at 8.00am for our transfer to the Bay of Fires. We enjoy a scenic drive winding through rich farmlands to the northern part of Mount William National Park, with a short toilet and coffee stop enroute at the seaside town of Bridport.
We begin our walking adventure from Mt William National Park enjoying breathtaking, remote and untouched wilderness areas. Our hike will start with an introduction to Mt William National Park, a safety brief and lunch at Stumpies Bay. The first two kilometres of the walk is a scenic mix of pristine white sand beaches and granite outcrops where evidence of Aboriginal occupation can be seen in the dunes. From here you will enjoy some light rock hopping and secluded small bays. The Walk now opens out onto Cod Bay where you’ll stroll along 4kms of gorgeous sandy beach. This is a great opportunity to spread out and take in the views of Georges Rocks. After a short meander through the coastal heath we will reach our afternoon tea break nestled amongst the iconic fiery red rocks. Our final six kilometres will start out through a series of small beaches and rocky headlands before we tackle our second long stretch, Purdon Bay. Which will bring us to our pick up location at Deep Creek, where our logistics guide will transfer the group to our water front accommodation (15mins). Sit back and relax as our guides provide a delicious dinner served with Tasmanian Ninth Island wine for your enjoyment.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 15 minute transfer from our accommodation to the start of the trail.
Afternoon: walk directly into our accommodation.
WALK GRADE: 14kms. 6.5 hours walking with breaks. Easy to Medium Grade. Moderate to Good level of fitness required.
TERRAIN: Mainly beach walking on compact hard sand, some soft sand, and coastal tracks with only slight inclines when crossing headlands.
WALK ITINERARY: After a hearty breakfast and a 15-minute transfer back to Deep Creek, we begin our walk. Setting off south after a couple of kilometres we will reach Picnic Rock, a photographers paradise. Our next stop will be at Eddystone Point Lighthouse where your guides will deliver interesting information on the construction of the granite lighthouse and history of the area. Afterwards we will enjoy morning tea at Eddystone Point rock pool, a spectacular intertidal zone; one of the many highlights of the day. Continuing south of Eddystone Point, we explore Abbotsbury Beach, our longest sand stretch of the day (4kms). This is another great opportunity to spread out and spot some migratory bird species. At the end of Abbotsbury Beach we will enjoy lunch. Following lunch we continue south into a series of shell coves that will take your breath away. This will bring us to the spectacular Baileys Rock, an ideal location for a swim in the crystal clear water. With just 5kms to go we navigate one more rocky headland onto a shifting dune system that protects Ansons Bay from the sea. This area is an important refuge for nesting shore birds and has to be seen to be believed. Over the dunes and around the bay, and before you know it you’ll be enjoying Tasmanian cheese and refreshments in the backyard while your guides prepare another gourmet meal.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 45 minute transfer from accommodation to start of the trail. Afternoon: 2.5 hours transfer from end of walk to Launceston with stop en route in St Helens.
WALK GRADE: 10kms. 3 to 3.5hrs walking plus breaks. Easy to Moderate level of fitness is required.
TERRAIN: Dirt trails through a dry sclerophyll forest.
ITINERARY: After breakfast we head to Binalong Bay to join our wilderness eco cruise. This offshore experience will give you a different view of this amazing area and is home to a diverse range of marine life. . Our itinerary will depend on the weather but generally we head south through the picturesque Binalong Bay where we will explore the pretty coastline as we make our way to explore the Seal Colony, where you can experience seals frolicking in the water and on the imposing rocky outcrops. Along the way, if we are lucky we may be met by some playful dolphins or a whale. After our cruise we head out on our walking experience. Today’s walk offers a change of scenery as we head from the boathouse through the Humbug Point Nature Reserve with its pretty sclerophyll forest. This area has a diversity of plant, wildlife and bird species and its spectacular coastline makes for a wonderful walk. . Following this, your guides will transfer you back to Launceston with a stop in St Helens en route for a coffee. the journey back takes roughly 2.5hrs and the guides are happy to drop off to the airport prior to Launceston Hotels. A perfect end to an extraordinary adventure.
ARRIVAL TIME: We will arrive back to Launceston at approximately 6pm. Note: if you are planning to fly out this day please do not book a flight before 6:45pm. For those wishing to stay in Launceston contact the hotel directly to book accommodation for the night.
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Tour Availability
We run regular weekly tours from September to early May every year, the ideal time to do this walk. We will also consider opening up a new departure date if we have enough demand. Email us at walks@lifesanadventure.com.au
PRIVATE GROUPS:
Date of your choice is available for groups of 10 -11 people (note depending on bed configurations sometimes we can take 12). Subject to availability. A massage consultant can also be arranged at an additional cost for groups.
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The following extras can be purchased with your tour: FLEXI-WALK ADD-ON SOLO TRAVELLERS At the Bay of Fires we only have one single room available at our accommodation. As this is a small room, guests staying in this room will NOT need to pay any extra to have their own room. Please enquire when booking about availability. _________________________
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FlexiWalk Option – Cancel for any Reason
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Discount Information:
PAST PASSENGER DISCOUNT: Those who have travelled with Life’s An Adventure previously, receive a past passenger discount of $100. In order to receive this discount please email us for your special “promo code” to use when booking. In your email, you should outline what Life’s An Adventure tour you have done with us in the past so we can cross-check.
EARLYBIRD & SPOT SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS: Refunds or cancellations are not permitted for Earlybird Deals or Spot Specials, however, transfers to another date are permitted 8 weeks or more prior to departure. We advise taking out travel insurance, in case unexpected circumstances prior to the trip, prevent you from joining this tour. Early bird or Spot Special discounts cannot be used in conjunction with another offer. To receive these special discounts, full payment must be made at the time of initial booking. Flexiwalk Add-On option not available on these tickets.
Travel Insurance
We strongly advise our clients travelling within Australia to take out Travel Insurance. We have partnered with Cover-More to provide travel insurance to our guests. To get a quote or purchase travel insurance directly with them CLICK HERE .
Additional Information
- Prices are per person in Australian dollars and include GST.
- A deposit of $300 per person is required to secure your booking. (unless taking advantage of Earlybird or Spot Specials in which full payment is required at time of booking).
- Note: If you are booking within 90 days of your departure date – we will require full payment at the time of booking
- Prices are based on twin share of rooms. If you are travelling solo you may be required to share with someone of the same gender. If this is not suitable you can request to pay a single supplement, however, limited single rooms are available per trip so are on a request basis.
- Payments must be made online via our NAB (National Australia Bank) secure payment page via credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or over the phone.
- We advise taking our Travel Insurance to cover items such as cancellation of tour due to minimum numbers not met, or adverse weather conditions, injury, evacuation, delayed flights, illness, etc.
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